openSUSE Security Update : dhcp (openSUSE-SU-2012:1254-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74764

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

- Update to ISC dhcp-4.2.4-P2 release, providing a security fix for an issue with the use of lease times was found and fixed. Making certain changes to the end time of an IPv6 lease could cause the server to abort.
Thanks to Glen Eustace of Massey University, New Zealand for finding this issue. ([ISC-Bugs #30281], CVE:
CVE-2012-3955, bnc#780167)

Solution

Update the affected dhcp packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74764

File Name: openSUSE-2012-642.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-client-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-client, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-relay-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dhcp-relay

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3955

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